Academy converter · Stoke-on-Trent

Haywood Academy

11–19Ages
1,080Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
138549URN

High Lane, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.2 above Stoke-on-Trent median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Stoke-on-TrentSelective

401 applications for 192 places · 7th of 15 in Stoke-on-Trent

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

35.4of 90

Stoke-on-Trent 40.7 England 46.0

10th of 14 in Stoke-on-Trent

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Sixth form provision		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Year 7

0.2 above Stoke-on-Trent median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

401 applications · 192 places offered · 149 named it first

2026 2.1; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9
2025 2.3; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.1
2024 2.2; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.1
2023 2.3; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9
2022 2.2; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.0
2021 2.4; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.1
2020 2.8; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.1
2019 2.2; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9
2018 2.3; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.0
2017 2.3; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.0
2016 2.3; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9
2015 2.5; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9
2014 2.2; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Stoke-on-Trent median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Stoke-on-Trent median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	192	401	2.1	149	0.78
Sep 2025	208	467	2.3	180	0.87
Sep 2024	209	451	2.2	147	0.70
Sep 2023	205	462	2.3	160	0.78
Sep 2022	237	526	2.2	190	0.80
Sep 2021	208	494	2.4	174	0.84
Sep 2020	203	576	2.8	211	1.04
Sep 2019	236	520	2.2	210	0.89
Sep 2018	206	464	2.3	184	0.89
Sep 2017	207	471	2.3	195	0.94
Sep 2016	221	514	2.3	206	0.93
Sep 2015	195	483	2.5	186	0.95
Sep 2014	200	443	2.2	191	0.96

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

203 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)35.410th of 14 in Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent 40.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths20%13th of 14 in Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent 37% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths35%

Stoke-on-Trent 56% England 66%

This school
Stoke-on-Trent median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.55

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	203	35.4	20%	35%	–
2024/25	206	36.1	17%	44%	–
2023/24	239	36.0	20%	46%	−0.55
2022/23	203	35.0	24%	46%	−0.74

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Haywood AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 35.4Attainment 8
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
1.5 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
1.5 km · Stoke-on-Trent

2026

2.2applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
Ormiston Horizon Academy
2.0 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Good2023

1.8applications per place 34.5Attainment 8
The Excel Academy
2.3 km · Stoke-on-Trent

2026

2.3applications per place 40.7Attainment 8
Birches Head Academy
3.0 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Serious weaknesses 2026

1.3applications per place 33.0Attainment 8
The Orme Academy
3.9 km · Staffordshire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
Chesterton Community Sports College
4.7 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.6applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
The King's CofE Academy
5.1 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 36.9Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138549 · 861/4173
Trust: City Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,050 pupils · 1,080 on roll
Free school meals: 49.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2012
Replaced: Haywood Engineering College (URN 124440)
Address: High Lane, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB
Local authority: Stoke-on-Trent

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources